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One thing I know, when I lost my alternator pulley on the first day of a 1500 mile drive and had no charging system at all, I just finished the trip driving in daylight so I didn't need to run the headlights, and charging the batteries with a little 5 amp charger overnight at a camp site. The mechanical engine uses basically zero electricity once it's started. I'm a big fan of mechanical. To me, today's vehicles are disposable. The days of restoring a vintage car are gone - once the data-bus wiring and sensors/switches start to go, you can basically toss the car away. Even the door locks and windows are controlled by the computer.